The Paisley Caves, located near Paisley, Oregon, are a system of caves in which significant archaeological discoveries have been made. The caves are named after the town of Paisley and a short drive from the Summer Lake Hot Springs campground…
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A volcanic tuff ring rising from the flat landscape of Oregon’s high desert, Fort Rock received its designation as a National Natural Landmark in January of 1976. Occupied as a natural shelter by Native American tribes who occupied the area…
At the bottom of a volcanic fissure spanning two miles long and over seventy feet deep, Crack-in-the-Ground is one of Oregon’s most unique hiking trails. Finding Crack in the Ground “Normally, fissures like this one are filled with soil and…
An entry point onto U.S. Highway 101 in the heart of Oregon’s Central Coast, the community of Reedsport has just about everything you’d want for a day trip on the coast. We’ve visited Reedsport twice this year, filling our long…
Perhaps best know as the home of Timber Terror, the famous above-and-below-ground roller coaster that travels at speeds of 55mph, Silverwood Theme Park is also the largest theme park in the Northwest United States. What to Bring If you’re planning…
Even before we moved to the Pacific Northwest, we started exploring the many hot springs across the region and Jackson WellSprings in Southern Oregon has been on my bucket list for some time. With warmish temperatures in mid-April, we piled…